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35 R.E. AUS. 1867.

Washington June 3. 67.
A 290. R.F.&A.L. Vol 10. '67.

Gen. O. O. Howard,
Comdg Freedm's Bureau.

Application for the detail of twenty officers - ten for Miss., five for Ark., five for Ala., solicited by respective Asst. Comrs. in addition to present force.

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

File
[[stamp]] BUREAU R. F. & A. L. WASHINGTON. REC'D JUNE 8 1867 [[/stamp]]
[[stamp]] HEAD QUARTERS RECEIVED JUN 3 1867 A.U.S. [[/stamp]]

Respectfully returned to Major Gen'l O. O. Howard, Com'r Bureau R.F. and A.L.

So many officers are required for duty under the reconstruction laws in the Southern States that none are available for duty in the Freedmen's Bureau at present.

By command of
General Grant
Geo. K. Leet
Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Hdqrs. A.U.S.
June 18. '67.

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George K. Leet: https://books.google.com/books?id=TOxXAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA14-PA6&lpg=RA14-PA6&dq=Geo.+K.+Leet+Asst.+Adjt.+Gen.+1867&source=bl&ots=fT5Ss-YP2Q&sig=ACfU3U3hSvalasN5LK07b0D2XjGhAGgGxA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDiKXcsqj2AhX6lIkEHUxNBnUQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=Geo.%20K.%20Leet%20Asst.%20Adjt.%20Gen.%201867&f=false